SE2D Project Organization

Recently started learning SE2D to create engineering drawings for a prototype ofa novel renewable energy system. This system has several major components (skid,blower, reactor, hopper, 1st stage condenser, 2nd stage condenser, gas plumbing,SCADA) and more coming in the 2nd phase of the prototype development.I set up a suitable sized work space in 2D model space and a layer for each majorcomponent on a drawing sheet. I started building the 2D model. I got the skidlaid out, went to the drawing sheet, selected the skid layer, created the 2D modelview, went back to the 2D model sheet, laid out the blower, went back to the drawingpage, selected the blower layer and created a model view of the blower.The blower attaches directly to the skid. I find that I have to be very carefulwhen I outline the blower on the 2D model sheet when I'm creating the view on thedrawing page or I get bits and pieces of the skid along with the blower. I canadjust the cropping on the view to eliminate the extra pieces but this componentis relatively simple and square. I don't know how I'd do it if it were odd shapedwith protrusions or something.Am I doing this right? Should each major component be created separately in the2D model space then viewed on the drawing page using an alignment command to linethings up? Should each major compoent be its own document file and all the componentsassembled onto a system level document? Not sure how to organize the project.Thanks.

Re: SE2D Project Organization

Rick,You are organizing geometry by placing the geometry for different componentson different layers. You can hide layers from a 2D Model view. For example,you can hace the geometry in the 2D Model for component 1 on layer 1 andcomponent 2 on layer 2. Create two 2D Model Views on Sheet 1. In the first2D Model View you can hide layer 2. You will see the geometry for component1. In the second 2D Model View you can hide layer 1. You will see thegeometry for component 2.Regards,Rick B.